US5367515A - Optical recording/reproducing by reducing laser power when there is a track jump - Google Patents
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- G11B7/085—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam into, or out of, its operative position or across tracks, otherwise than during the transducing operation, e.g. for adjustment or preliminary positioning or track change or selection
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- the present invention relates to an optical information recording and reproduction apparatus that performs discontinuous scanning of optical cards and the like, has an information recording medium as an object, and more particularly, has an optical output, of a laser source performing optical scanning, capable of being increased and decreased.
- tracking error signals are used as the basis for moving the optical head in the direction perpendicular to the tracks while the number of tracks crossed is counted, so that the light spot can be irradiated to a required track position.
- One method of taking the tracking signals is, for example, the edge mirror method by the inventor of the invention of the present application and disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid Open Application No. 282167-1988.
- This method is configured as shown in FIG. 2, and is used for focus error detection and tracking error detection.
- the dispersed light from the laser is converted into parallel light beams by a collimator lens 2, passes through the diffraction grating 3, the beam splitter 4, the optical path change mirror 5 and the object lens 6 and a light spot is focussed to the surface of the optical information recording medium.
- this light spot passes from the surface of the optical information recording medium and backwards along the optical path to the beam splitter 4 and reaches the photodetectors 10, 11 after passing through the collimator lens 8 and the edge mirror 9. Then, when the optical system is focussed, the light that is reflected from the optical information recording medium returns as parallel light in the same manner as the irradiated light. On the other hand, when converging light beams are returned, the object lens 6 and the optical information recording medium 7 are farther away when dispersing light beams are returned, they are closer.
- FIG. 3 also illustrates a focus error signal produced as the optical information recording medium 7 is moved relative to the object lens 6.
- Tracking error detection is performed by the threebeam method shown in FIG. 4 (a).
- the diffraction grating 3 in FIG. 2 makes three beams, and after passing through the beam splitter 4, the mirror 5, and the object lens 6, the three beams are focussed as three spots to the optical information recording medium 7.
- This irradiated light is reflected by the optical information recording medium, and the zero-degree light that is included in this reflected light is used for focussing error detection, and in the same manner, the ⁇ 1 degree light is used for tracking error detection.
- the spot which is hemispherical in section and which proceeds from the edge mirror 9 via the collimator lens for light received becomes S2.
- the spot which is hemispherical in section and which is reflected by the edge mirror 9 becomes S1.
- the difference between S1 and S2 gives the tracking error signal.
- FIG. 4 (b) is a track crossing error signal.
- the optical information recording medium for which such an apparatus performs focus error detection and tracking error detection is, as shown in FIG. 2, configured as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 5.
- the two tracks of a tracking track and a data track are provided to the optical information recording medium, and a photographic printing method is used to provide these tracks onto an acrylic card substrate surface to which an organic substance (a silver chloride) has been applied.
- the dimensions of the format are a tracking track width of 2.5 ⁇ m, an optical reflectivity of 20%, a track pitch of 12 ⁇ m, a data track width of 9.5 ⁇ m and a reflectivity ratio of 40%.
- Such a format for an optical information recording medium has the following advantages and disadvantages.
- the advantage is that it is suited for mass production and can be provided at low cost, while the disadvantage is that steps occur between the tracking track and the data track, and that these steps cause tracking errors.
- the tracking track and the data track of the optical information recording medium having the configuration shown in FIG. 6 (a) has a step formed from the protrusion of the tracking track.
- the height a of this step is about 250 nm, although there is a certain degree of scattering. This value causes a problem due to its relationship with the wavelength of the light generated by the laser.
- Lasers for optical information recording medium recording and reproduction usually have a wavelength of 830nm, so one quarter of this wavelength is approximately 208 nm and is therefore a value in the vicinity of the height a of the step. More specifically, the modulation of a compact disc on the basis of the same principle as that of an optical information recording medium is known to use pits having a depth in the vicinity of ⁇ /4.
- the interference light has a slightly smaller amplitude when compared to the irradiated light and the reflected light.
- the ends of the step portion are not steep, so even though the irradiated light and the reflected light do not completely cancel each other out, there is still a large reduction in the amplitude.
- examples 2 and 3 show the tracking spot of one side at a track boundary, that is, where there is a reduction from the required light amount and dispersion to outside as a result of one of the two spots S1 and S2 generating interference striking the track boundary. More specifically, in the case shown in 1 of FIG. 7 (a), the tracking spots S1 and S2 are both at positions of the boundaries between two tracks (i.e.) at steps and the light amounts of both spots is reduced in the same manner so that there is no influence in the waveform 1' shown in (c) of the same figure.
- FIG. 1 shows an output switching circuit of a laser diode used in an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows an optical system of the edge mirror type and which is used in the present embodiment
- FIG. 3 shows an outline configuration of the edge mirror method
- FIGS. 4 (a) and (b) are views describing the tracking error detection method of the edge mirror three-beam method used in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3,
- FIG. 5 is a view for describing the tracking error detection method in an optical information recording medium
- FIG. 6 (a) and (b) are views describing the interference of laser light in an optical information recording medium
- FIG. 7 is a view for describing the problems in tracking error detection in an optical information recording medium
- FIG. 8 is a view for describing the operation modes of the laser diode in the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a view describing the relationship between the operating characteristics and the operating modes in FIG. 8.
- an object of the present invention is to provide an optical information recording and reproduction apparatus that correctly performs tracking control even if there is a step in the information recording surface in an apparatus that records and reproduces information to and from an information recording medium such as an optical card or the like.
- the present invention provides an optical information recording and reproduction apparatus which focuses a light spot from a laser onto an optical information recording medium which has a tracking track and performs the recording and reproduction of information to required positions using said tracking track as a reference, said apparatus being characterized by reducing an optical output of said laser when there is track jump and seek operation, to smaller than when there is an information reproduction operation.
- a laser diode operates in the single mode that creates an output of a single wavelength when there is a large output and operates in a multi-mode that creates an output of a plural number of wavelengths when there is a small output.
- the output of a plural number of wavelengths means that there is less interference than the case for when there is the single mode. Therefore, when there is track jump control and seek control is influenced due to interference that is easily received, the output of the laser diode is made smaller and there is operation in the multi-mode.
- FIG. 1 shows an output switching circuit of a laser diode used in an embodiment of the present invention.
- the photodiode PD that receives the light generated by the laser diode LD uses the comparator AMP1 to compare the monitor signals with the reference signals and form the error signals, and these error signals are amplified by the power amplifier AMP2 and the amplified output is supplied to the anode.
- the reference signals are obtained by the variable resistors VR1, VR2 that are connected in series with the photodiode PD.
- the variable resistor VR1 is for applying the reference signals when there is read
- the variable resistor VR2 is for applying the reference signals when writing
- these variable resistors are connected in series with the photodiode PD between the reference voltage +V and -V and form the reference voltage to the comparator AMP1.
- the switch SW2 is open since there is no write signal WT, and the set voltage of the variable resistor becomes the reference voltage.
- the write signal WT is applied and the switch SW2 is closed so that both of the variable resistors VR1 and VR2 have the combined set voltage and become the reference signal.
- the anode of the laser diode LD operates the laser diode LD in a duty cycle so that there is grounding through the resistor R2 and the switch SW1.
- the switch SW1 opens and closes in accordance with the output of the AND gate G1, and has applied to it the three inputs of a pulse that is high at 90% duty, a WT bar that is high when not writing, and a SEEK bar that is high when seeking or track jumping, and when the AND conditions are established, generates output so that the switch SW1 is turned on.
- the series circuit of the resistor R1 and the condenser C2 is inserted between the inverted input terminal of the comparator AMP1 and the power amplifier AMP2 .
- the series circuit has two purposes: first, feed forward action so as to cancel the floating capacitance C2 of the photodiode PD, and second, a smoothing operation for the optical output and switching when reading.
- the circuit of FIG. 1 configured in this manner operates in an intermediate mode or a single mode when there is continuous operation of the laser diode LD by the opening of the switch SW1, and the intermittent on-off operation of the switch SW1 causes the laser diode LD to turn on intermittently and to operate in a multi-mode. More specifically, when the switch SW1 is open, there is either recording or reproduction, and when there is recording, the switch SW2 is closed and a large negative voltage from the reference power-V is applied to the inverted input terminal of the comparator AMP1 so that the laser diode LD operates in the single mode.
- the switch SW2 When there is reproduction, the switch SW2 is open and the input to the inverted input terminal of the comparator AMP1 is made smaller so that the laser diode LD operates in the light multi-mode.
- the switch SW1 when the switch SW1 is intermittently closed, there is seek or track jump and the laser diode LD has 10% operation in the duty cycle so that the average power is extremely small, and the laser diode LD operates in the multi-mode.
- FIG. 8 shows the light generated by the laser diode (FIG. 1) in each of the operating modes.
- the switch in FIG. 1 In the single mode when there is the maximum input, the switch in FIG. 1 is opened and the switch SW2 is closed. This mode is used for recording, and there is output of 10 mW for only light of the wavelength ⁇ p.
- the intermediate mode is used as the reproduction mode and the two outputs of 1mW and 0.5 mW are shown but the 1mW output is used in the reproduction mode.
- the set value of the variable resistor of FIG. 1 can be changes so that 0.5 mW is selected.
- the intermittent closing of the switch SW1 in FIG. 1 enables the reduction of the power supplied to the laser diode LD in accordance with the duty cycle, and the case shown in FIG. 1 has a duty cycle of 10% so that the output changes from 1mW to one tenth of this which is 0.1mW.
- the wavelength of this generated light becomes a spectrum which is characteristic of multi-mode and which includes many wavelength
- the absolute amount of return light from the optical information recording medium to the laser diode is small when seeking, so that it is possible to prevent unstable operation due to resonance between the laser diode and the medium. As a result, it is possible to prevent fluctuation of the amplitude of the tracking error signals.
- the return light is in the multi-mode so as to be close to incoherence so that it is possible to obtain stable tracking error signals that have little interference due to return light.
- FIG. 9 shows the operating characteristics of the laser diode so that a light output of 10 mW is generated in the single mode which is used when writing, and a light output of 0.1 mW in the multi mode which is used when track jumping and seeking. There is a light output of lmW generated for the intermediate mode which is used for read.
- a laser diode operates in a multi-mode and has a small output when track jumping and seeking, and therefore errors in tracking control when track jumping and seeking, and which are caused by optical interference resulting from steps in the information recording surface of the optical information recording medium when there is large output in the single mode, are prevented and it is possible to have correct control.
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